DUI Charge Dropped, 3 Cops Suspended Thanks To Dashcam

An Oklahoma man was injured during his DUI arrest. His version of how he was injured differed from the cops' version. The man's lawyer subpoenaed the cops' dashcam videos and, lo and behold, the cops were not telling the truth. The DUI charge was dropped, two cops are on paid leave and a state trooper has been suspended.

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He says it began when he and his father Robert got into a heated argument and his father called police to calm him down.

"I called the police officers, but they responded the wrong way cause I told them, 'it's no emergency or anything,'" Robert Lugo said.

But responding officers thought Juan was involved in a robbery and witnesses say they chase him down as he was riding his bike near 5th and Lycoming.

"I see them, they make a U-turn, they came right behind him and instead of cutting him off real short and nicely, they jumped the curb, hit him with the car, he goes up in the air and that was it," witness Roberto Aponte said.

"Didn't hear no sirens. And boom, right into the man. Squished him in half. I thought he was dead," witness Sandra LaPorte said.

"They seen him and it was like he was wanted for murder, I mean look at that, look at that cop car, that doesn't make no sense," Mario's brother Robert Lugo, Jr. said.

Lugo and the two 25th district officers who suffered minor injuries in the crash were all taken to the hospital.

Make eye contact, but don't smile. "Cops don't like smiles."

A FATHER whose teenage son was shot dead by police after he called 911 to teach the boy a lesson for stealing his truck has revealed his heartbreak.

James Comstock said his son Tyler Comstock, 19, took his vehicle without permission before he was killed on Monday.

"He took off with my truck. I call the police, and they kill him," Comstock, from Iowa in the United States, told The Des Moines Register.

"It was over a damn pack of cigarettes. I wouldn’t buy him none. I lose my son for that."

Police pursued Tyler as he drove around a crowded Iowa State University campus, before ramming patrol officer Adam McPherson's car.

Once the truck stopped, the teenager refused to cut the engine.

Students dived for cover as the officer fired six shots into the truck.

Two high-powered rifles were stolen from an FBI SWAT vehicle in Andover, the FBI's Boston office said Thursday.

The weapons, a Colt M16-A1 rifle and an HS Precision Pro-Series 2000 sniper rifle, were taken from the government vehicle Wednesday night or early Thursday morning.

During that same time, items were stolen from other vehicles parked at nearby homes in Andover, the FBI said.

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $20,000 for the two weapons.

"The FBI continues to devote significant resources to locate these weapons (and) determine who stole them," the bureau said in a statement.

Earlier Wednesday, a bulletproof, tactical FBI vest was stolen from a car in Boston's South End. The theft was made from a Dodge Caravan parked at Edgerly Road and Burbank Street sometime before 7:15 a.m., Boston Police said.

There was no indication the two thefts were related.

A second lawsuit was filed Friday against southern New Mexico authorities accused of illegally subjecting drug suspects to invasive body cavity searches. And the attorney who filed the cases says she has been getting calls from others saying they were detained after the uncertified drug-sniffing dog at the heart of both cases raised suspicions.

The lawsuit says Leo is neither adequately trained nor properly certified for narcotics searches. It says there are no state records showing he's properly certified under New Mexico law.

Monday afternoon, police released a dash cam video showing the moments leading up to the accident, but impact of the crash is not seen.

Police said the camera system had a technical glitch before the impact.

A preliminary police report said Smith was traveling 25 mph faster than the posted speed limit of 25 mph.

I could blast you in the mouth right now … I’m close to caving in your head.

you’re just a stupid human being!

******* talking to me with a goddamned gun! You want me to pull mine and stick it to your head? … I tell you what I should have done. As soon as I saw your gun I should have taken two steps back, pulled my Glock 40 and put ten bullets in your *** and let you drop.

and he would of been a nice witness as i executed you for being stupid

Detroit Police Chief James Craig on Wednesday announced charges in two cases: One against a 5-year veteran of the force, and another against civilian who has worked in the department for a decade.

Northeastern District officer Devon Payton has been charged with conspiracy to operate a chop shop and receiving and concealing a stolen vehicle.

In May of 2010, Browder was a 16-year-old tenth grader, walking home on Arthur Avenue in the Bronx after a party. "This guy comes out of nowhere and says I robbed him. And the next thing I know they are putting cuffs on me. I don't know this dude. And I do over three years for something I didn't do."

Browder's family couldn't make the $10,000 bail on the robbery charges, and he had a legal aid attorney. Browder is now represented by a civil rights law firm.

"Someone who did not know Kalief Browder, and simply told the police officer, 'Officer I was robbed two weeks ago and that kid did it', that's where it ended. That was the identification," said Browder's attorney, Paul Prestia. Browder said that at the time, the stress was overwhelming, and at some point he tried to commit suicide.

"I mean like every time I go to court, I think I'm, going home, and I go to court, and absolutely nothing happens," adds Browder, "I was feeling so much pain, and it was all balling in my head, and I just had to grab my head and I can't take it."

He missed his sister's wedding, the birth of his nephew, and so many family events. In January, Browder says he was offered a plea deal after 33 Months in jail, which he refused.

"The judge was trying to give me time served, and she is telling me if I am not taking it and I lose at trial I can get 15 years," notes Browder.

Browder went back to jail, and in June, he was freed with no explanation.

"They just dismissed the case and they think it's all right. No apology, no nothing," he says, "they just say 'case dismissed, don't worry about nothing'. What do you mean, don't worry about nothing? You just took 3 years of my life."

Browder is now trying to make up for those three years of high school that he lost by taking courses to get his GED. "I didn't get to go to prom or graduation. Nothing," Browder says, "those are the main years. They are the main years. And I am never going to get those years back. Never. Never."

Browder is trying to move forward. He expects to get his GED by the end of the year, and is desperately trying to find a job.

Police in Miami say they had no choice but to forcefully restrain a 14-year-old boy who was playing on the beach with his friends because he was giving them “dehumanizing stares.”